National Centre for Circus Arts
Registered name: NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CIRCUS ARTS
National Centre for Circus Arts made £2.9m revenue and £62.7k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
National Centre for Circus Arts’s revenue grew 11% to £2.9m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £62.7k profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “first-degree level higher education” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1990
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.6m | £2.9m |
| Cost of sales | £2.9m | £2.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£277k | −£2.3k |
| Profit after tax | −£214k | £62.7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£214k | £62.7k |
| Employees (average) | 87 | 70 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −8.2% | 2.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £29.9k | £41.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.5k | £896 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼19.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £41.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £896
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼20%
- Now 70
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- National Centre for Circus Arts Enterprises LimitedRev. £1.1m · Profit £711k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £62.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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